Barring a dramatic turn in negotiations, the Washington Redskins will open their first training camp under new head coach Steve Spurrier on Monday without their first-round draft choice, former Tulane quarterback Patrick Ramsey.

One of the first teams in the NFL to open camp, and one of the more intriguing because of the presence of the colorful Spurrier, the Redskins did make a dent on Sunday in their draft choice signings. The team reached agreement with cornerback Rashad Bauman the first of two selections in the third round, on a three-year contract worth $1,399,500.

Redskins' OL Brandt retires

Second-year offensive lineman David Brandt, who made the Washington Redskins roster in 2001 as an undrafted free agent, had decided to retire. The former University of Michigan standout, who played both guard and center during his rookie season, reported to camp and then abruptly decided his heart was no longer in the game. The Redskins are expected to announce his retirement on Monday. "He's the last kid in the world from whom I would have expected something like this," agent Joe Linta said. "But I guess it happens, right? He just decided he didn't want to do this anymore and he wants to move on with his life." Brandt played in 13 games, with one start, in 2001. He likely would have been slated for backup duty again this season. The decision by Brandt further weakens an already thin Washington line. The team is not particularly strong at guard and had hoped to add another veteran. Brandt's exit might now increase the urgency of bringing in another player at the position. --Len Pasquarelli

The 79th player selected overall, Bauman will receive a $494,500 signing bonus and base salaries of $225,000 (2002), $300,000 (2003) and $380,000 (2004). The cap number for 2002 is $389,833. The former Oregon standout is expected to vie for playing time in the "nickel" and "dime" packages.

Washington also moved close to an accord with its other choice in the third round, Utah wide receiver Cliff Russell, and he probably will come to terms sometime Monday. The two sides are only a few thousand dollars apart on a three-year contract.

But the chances of a deal with Ramsey, or with second-round tailback Ladell Betts of Iowa, appeared remote on Sunday evening. Betts' agent, Ralph Cindrich, has said that the two sides remain "very far" apart. Jimmy Sexton, the agent for Ramsey, spoke briefly with Washington director of football operations Joe Mendes, but made little progress.

Sexton has studied the structures of contracts signed by other quarterbacks chosen in the bottom half of the first round in recent years, understands most of those deals are based on a "second level" of performance that potentially rewards the player once he becomes a starter, and will battle for a similar contract.

Ramsey was the final player in the first round and, while Spurrier probably will choose between former University of Florida quarterbacks Danny Wuerffel and Shane Matthews for his starter in 2002, the rookie figures to compete for the No. 1 job in the second half of his rookie campaign.

The former Tulane star has the strongest arm of all the Washington quarterbacks, was a player the Redskins closely tracked in the weeks leading up to the draft, and was one of the players favored by owner Dan Synder in the lottery.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com.